Have cuppa with a copper
Constable Jon Cretney wants to meet residents of Derby Ward in Douglas for a coffee and a chat about local issues today (Saturday). The event will be held at the Karma Lounge at the Warehouse Fitness...
View ArticleMartin is promoted to St John Ambulance officer of chivalric order
The director of operations for St John Ambulance in the Isle of Man has been promoted in the charity’s associated order of chivalry.Martin Blackburn is now an officer with the Most Venerable Order of...
View ArticleMissing fishermen: Two bodies found
Two bodies have been found in the sea during a coastguard-led search off the Manx coast today (Saturday).Two local men were reported as missing when they did not return home after an afternoon out...
View ArticleGetting the Isle of Man talking about organ donation
A Ramsey woman who organised island-wide displays for National Organ Donation Week hopes it got people talking about the issue, and plans to double the number of stalls next year.Diane Taylor lost her...
View ArticleReminder to firms wishing to employ children
Education chiefs have issued a reminder to employers to follow laws relating to taking on children.With students across the island now enjoying the summer holidays, the Department of Education and...
View ArticlePolice looking for teens to join new cadet branch
Teenagers are being offered the chance for a taste of what it’s like to serve in the police.The Isle of Man Constabulary is seeking to recruit volunteer Police Cadets between the ages of 16-18.It would...
View ArticleNew minibus for Live at Home charity
Local charity, Isle of Man Live at Home Schemes, has taken delivery of a new 14-seater minibus.The minibus was purchased with donations from The Eric and Marion Scott Trust and The Gough Ritchie...
View ArticleOutboard motors are stolen from boat park
Police are investigating the theft of two outboard motors.The motors were stolen from an unattended boat at the boat-park on Breakwater Road, Port Erin, some time between July 13 and 27. One motor is a...
View ArticleHole opens on Shoulder Rd
The Shoulder Road, leading up to the Round Table, near South Barrule, has been closed after a hole mysteriously opened up.Staff from the Department of Infrastructure are looking into it.
View ArticleBirds caught up in fishing tackle
Two birds, which got tangled in fishing tackled, had to be rescued from the reservoir in West Baldwin.Not the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture is urging anglers to take care with their...
View Article‘Fresh blood’ for Noble’s Hospital
Today (Monday) sees Noble’s Hospital welcome its latest intake of junior doctors, who will spend the next two years at the hospital undergoing general medical training to gain experience working in a...
View Article£14,000 raised for the Rob Vine Fund
Steam Packet passengers donated almost £14,000 to the Rob Vine Fund during the TT.Rob Vine was a regular TT competitor, who lost his life at Black Dub during the 1985 Senior TT. In conjunction with Dr...
View ArticleSteam Packet’s vow to beat competition
The Steam Packet has vowed to fight competition on sea routes to and from the island.Today’s Isle of Man Examiner has the details and reports from the public meeting held by Ellan Vannin Line bosses on...
View ArticleReview of triple A status expected
Treasury Minister Eddie Teare has confirmed that Moody’s Investors Services is to review the Isle of Man’s AAA government bond ratings with a view to a possible downgrade.Mr Teare says the move is not...
View ArticleReport hails new dawn for ‘inclusive’ Constabulary
The police have published their first ever report on social inclusion.The police have been working towards a more inclusive way of dealing with vulnerable members of the community and their own...
View ArticleDrivers warned of delays on main route
Circular Road is to be closed to traffic heading out of Douglas as the Peel Road reconstruction project enters its next phase.Focus of the roadworks is switching to the section between the western...
View ArticlePrivatisation is not on agenda
Isle of Man Post Office bosses insist full privatisation is not on the agenda.But the board says it is strongly in favour of corporatisation of the service, saying there would be clear benefits if it...
View ArticleSailings cancelled after fishing ropes become tangled around the...
Last night’s Steam Packet sailings of the Ben-my-Chree were cancelled.The boat was scheduled to sail at 7.45pm from Douglas and 2.15am from Heysham.However, routine inspections revealed that ropes from...
View ArticleSpotlight on business
A taste of life in the real world of work was on the timetable for year 10 students from Ballakermeen High School and Ramsey Grammar School. They spent a morning at Barclays as part of the bank’s...
View ArticleDouglas wins two Green Flag awards
Douglas’s use of green spaces has been recognised with two awards.The capital is the first local authority area in the island to win ‘Green Flag’ awards.The Green Flag award scheme is the benchmark...
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